Stove Boards

Stove boards, also known as hearth boards, hearth pads, or wood stove hearths, are primarily used to insulate your floor from the heat produced by a wood stove or furnace. If you're interested in one of these appliances there's a good chance that you're going to have to install it with a stove board in order to maintain safe clearances. But even if your stove doesn't require a hearth board, you may want to consider getting one to use as a hearth extension.

Yes, you can indeed use an appropriately-rated stove board on your carpet for a wood stove. Please check the manufacturer information of your stove to see what the R-value requirements are for an appropriate stove board. This information can be found in your owner's manual.